Mickey Finn's (02/28/2010)
Another great night out at one of our favorite clubs! We had a great turn out and EnKase helped us out again. It took awhile before the alcohol kicked in and people gave in to their dancing feet, but once they did, the dance floor was full. We saw lots of new faces out there and hope everyone had as much fun as we did. Thanks to all who came out, especially our diehard faithful. BTW-Scott did a great job with the sound again, even better than usual. Check out the Photos Page
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Carmel High School in Mundelein (02/12/2010)
It was a good cause and the people were great. Those that were brave enough to wander in, stayed to dance for a long time. We're hoping this leads to more gigs and possibly a bigger stage for next year. Thanks to all those that hung out in our room and jammed with us.
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Cubby Bear North (01/30/10)
Tim and Jenni are engaged!! Tim whipped out the ring right there on stage after singing 867-5309/Jenny to with her! Congratulations to the happy couple!!!
EnKase started everything off and put on a great show with their mix of humor and country/alternative/hip hop stylings. They also joined us for a few tunes to get us going. We all had a great time and Eric and Rick took care of everything we needed including a great mix. Thanks to all who made it out into the bitter cold to see us.
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Shark City (01/29/10)
Five bands in five hours! Lots of food and free drinks! 900 Motorolans! Jeff Anderson joined us for a dual guitar assault! Skip Moore added some keys for our biggest sound yet! And if that wasn't enough, Skip took some awesome pictures with his state-of-the-art camera and his eye for great shots: Photos
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Wool Street Grill (Cary 01/02/10)
Wow! What a great turn out! The bartender said we had 190 people there. That's more than they had for New Years! We really appreciate all the support. We had a blast and got good feedback including a review in the McHenry County Bandstalker's blog. We did have some technical difficulties and Tim was nursing a sinus infection, but we didn't let it slow us down.
Tim's friend Tim joined us for a couple tunes on harmonica, which was a treat for us. We got plenty of dancers and Wool Street is a great venue for a show with lots of room including a spacious balcony. Thanks to Wendy and Mark Mihalik for booking the balcony and bringing SOOO many people. Happy birthday to Tom and Jeannie.
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Las Palmas (Lindenhurst 12/26/09)
Jordan (Tim's son) joined us for a few songs and burned up a few frets on "Eruption," "You Really Got Me," and "Crazy Train." We had a father-daughter pair return after seeing us there in October, which was great. The new in-ear monitor system seemed to work great and allow us to control the volume better.
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littleBIG Party (Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel 12/11/09)
Well, it took some doin', but EnKase got them dancing to start with, and we got them to stay out on the dance floor. Mark provided a great light show and the food was awesome. After a fun show, we partied like rock stars in our hotel rooms (but we didn't break anything, honest). Thanks to Lisa and Amy for setting us up.
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Las Palmas (McHenry 10/16/09 and Lindenhurst 10/17/09)
Well, we had to keep things under control considering that we were playing in a restaurant, so we started with our quieter tunes. As the night went on we let loose and even got some dancers after they moved a table or two. Thanks to everyone who came to see us. Also, everyone seemed to really like the food and rumor has it that the margaritas sold rather well both nights.
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Mickey Finns (9/26/09)
It's always a great time at Mickey Finns and EnKase helped us celebrate with the Mundelein Class of '89. You kids can party!! Most people stayed to the end and wanted more. Brandon did a great job with sound and Jon jumped in for some light show action. If you were there, check out your mug here:
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Hainesville Fest (8/29/09)
Kids of all ages were dancing up a storm and soon forgot about the cold and wind. Thanks to all who made it out to see us and enjoy the festivities and raffle. Though Paul had some technical issues, the show went on. Pete and Mark did a great job with sound and lights, and Tim did a great job organizing the logistics of the performance.
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Village of Mundelein's Community Picnic (8/8/09)
It was a scorcher!! It cooled off somewhat by the time we went on. Richard did a great job working sound for us and our families and a few friends surprised us by showing up.
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Lake County Fair (7/28/09)
We weren't as loud as the monster trucks, but people seemed to stay and listen. We're hoping to play there again next year on one of the prime nights.
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McCarthy's (5/20/09)
Our first all acoustic show. We had lots of fun and Lisa and Orlando treated us very well. They had a great turn out. The event raised a lot of money for Avon Breast Cancer research, which is a great cause.
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Mickey Finns (5/15/09)
What a wild time that was! We thought we played a pretty good show because we had everybody dancing, but most people seemed to be watching the dancing. Hmmm. Brad did a nice job with the sound and we saw lots of new faces.
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Gino's East (5/1/09)
We had a great turn out and lots of you danced, which was great. Richard Dirkes-Jacks did a great job working sound for us and we like his new PA system. The new songs seemed to go over well too. We were having so much fun we even played past our allotted time and tried a new tune we've never done before. Thanks to everyone for coming out.
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Penny Road Pub (3/28/09)
Well the weather was bad, but we still had some die-hards who made it out. We had a great time and based on the feedback, so did a lot of people. Headwall and Jostelen Weed were great too. A few people mentioned that they liked Paul's shirt and no one caught Tim forgetting any words.
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Duke's Alehouse & Kitchen (3/14/09)
We had a great time and we hope you did too. It took us a few songs to get the mix right, but we eventually got most of you out on the dance floor. The bartender said it was one of the best nights they've had since they remodelled, thanks to all of you for making it out.
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Mickey Finns (2/20/09)
WOW! What a great turn out! We couldn't believe it. Especially with the snow looming. We really appreciate everyone coming out and dancing up a storm! K.C. and Ned of EnKase joined us for a few songs and did a great job of keeping things going while we took a break. All the staff at Mickey Finn's treated us right including the sound man who made us sound better than we were. That fog machine was a nice touch.
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Cubby Bear North (1/17/09)
We got our name up in lights for the first time, so we had to take a picture (see the photos page). Unanimously, our best show yet, everyone got to see two bands for the price of one. We had a great turn out with over 130 people. Cubby Bear North is a great venue with a great stage and sound system, plenty of room to dance, and a balcony with lots of room to see the stage. Eric took care of everything for us and the sound guy did a great job with both the sound and lights for both bands. We had a lot of people dancing and Tokyo Fish Market put on a great show too. Thanks to all who made it out.
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Penny Road Pub (11/28/08)
Thanks to all of you who came out to see us at Penny Road Pub. We love the new stage and Bob the sound guy did a great job! A lot of people stuck around for most of the Auditory Hallucination (wasn't that their name?) show. Thanks again for coming out.
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On Cue (11/8/08)
Thanks to all of you who came out to see us at On Cue. We had a great time and were surprised at how big the place was. Some folks were able to play pool AND listen to us. Even though we did our own sound, we were told that the mix was great. Someone even commented that it was the best mix yet, which was good to hear because we were a little worried in the first set.
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Mike's Post- and Tim's Pre-Birthday Extravaganza
Shark City Sports Bar & Billiards (10/17/08)
Thanks to all those who made it out to see us at Shark City! Fortunately, Drop didn't shut us down after they heard us do our Beatles tune for our sound check. Apparently, we had them worried that we were a 60's band, which wouldn't mesh well with their hardcore metal original show.
Jeremy gets the award for drawing the most people after setting our expectations low. A few of us stuck around to toast Tim's almost-40 Birthday, and he was a good sport about it.
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OUR FIRST (PAID) GIG!
Mickey Finn's Amber Room (8/29/08)
Mickey Finn's is a great place with their own brewed beer and great food. We had a great time at Mickey Finns and hope you all did too. Thanks to the 127+ folks who came out to see us and even "danced in the 1st set" to Tim's great surprise. We're working on the next gig, so we'll keep you posted.
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Busse Woods, Schaumburg, IL (8/14/2008)
We played a corporate pinic for WMS. Unfortunately, it was not open to the public, but the food and the people were great! We were supposed to play for about 2 hours, but ended up playing for 5!!! Last year, most of the people left at around 3:30, but this year, a lot of them stayed until 6 PM!!!
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